NZ Politics
The Toilet Papers
Information Satire Words of wisdom from eighty-year-old toilet attendant and political commentator, Ken Bottie. When I heard about Jacinda’s plan for a four day working week, I was sceptical. Admittedly I’m not what you would call an educated man. My schooling ended when I was twelve.
Mulling over Muller
I made the point in an earlier article prior to Friday’s leadership challenge that my reservation with Todd Muller was his views on climate change and other matters pertaining to the environment. While I still hold that view, l have to admit to being impressed with his performance since
Matthew Hooton Thrown under the Bus
All of a sudden the MSM is very big on conflicts of interest even if they were eventually declared. There has been a big pile-on and a concerted attempt to throw political commentator and lobbyist Matthew Hooton under a bus. Before I go any further, for the record I
New Zealand Joins the Third World
Lindsay Perigo solopassion.com When Parliament rushed through the Wuhan Virus Public Health Response Bill last week, the redoubtable Cameron Slater observed that New Zealand had thereby formally become a police state. The following atrocities from the Act make clear that this claim was not hyperbole. Allow time for the
The King is Dead, Long Live the King
Blaming Simon Bridges for his party’s dreadful polling at the end of a global pandemic is as unfair as it is unreasonable, but relentless negative media coverage finally brought about his demise. Jacinda Ardern’s meteoric rise in the polls, an expression of gratitude from the public that COVID-
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Muller Could Be a Safe Pair of Hands
George I recall when I was a few months into my marriage my beloved passed the comment that she never expected to end up with someone like me. My response was to parrot her by admitting that I too, never expected to end up with someone like her. She was
Todd Muller Full Newshub Nation Interview
Todd Muller National Party Leader We confront the greatest economic threat of a generation, and it’s my view that we have the team and the comprehensive plan to ensure that we will rebuild New Zealand in a way that matters to New Zealanders. Watch my full interview with Newshub
Let’s Get On with It
I don’t care about the “no-one knows who Muller is” pile-on. I don’t care if he’s endorsed by the poison touch of Bolger. I don’t care that he “compromised” with the green zealots over climate change regulation. I see someone who was prepared do
United and Focused
Todd Muller National Party leader Friday afternoon I was elected as the Leader of the New Zealand National Party. Nikki Kaye was elected as the Deputy Leader. I’m incredibly humbled by this opportunity, and I want to assure you that I will give this job my all. I will
Bridges Has Been Shafted
George Let me make it clear, I have never been a supporter of the Bridges/Bennett leadership of National. My personal preference has always been Judith Collins however, I think the hit job mounted against Bridges was unreasonable. Only three months ago National was polling at 43% whilst Labour was
On His First Day as Leader He Shows His Inner Weasel
Todd Muller has shown that when the foul winds of Twitter outrage blow he bends like a blade of grass instead of standing resolute and undeterred. The National Party’s new leader has defended the presence of a ‘MAGA’ hat in his office, saying it’s not indicative of his
Face of the Day
NZ First MP Shane Jones is calling for Northland Iwi Ngati Kuri to open up the road to Cape Reinga immediately saying their cultural reasons for erecting a large gate across State Highway One is “rubbish”. tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/shane-jones-calls-iwis-reason-barring-access-